Donald Keith Johnstone (21 February 1933 – 11 March 2023) was a British-Canadian educator and theatre director. A pioneer of improvisational theatre, he was best known for inventing the Impro System, [i] part of which are the Theatresports. He was also an educator, playwright, actor and theatre director.

基思·约翰斯通（英語： Keith Johnstone ，1933年2月22日 — ）是英国和加拿大即兴戏剧的先驱，最著名的是发明了Impro系统， [i] 是Theatresports的一部分。 他还是 教育家 ， 剧作家 ， 演员 和戏剧导演。

基思·约翰斯通 （英語： Keith Johnstone，1933年2月22日 —）是英国和加拿大 即兴戏剧 的先驱，最著名的是发明了 Impro系统， [i] 是 Theatresports的一部分。 他还是 教育家， 剧作家， …

Keith Johnstone (* 21. Februar 1933 in Brixham, Devon, Vereinigtes Königreich; † 11. März 2023 in Calgary, Kanada) war ein in Kanada lebender britischer Dramaturg, ein Begründer des modernen Improvisationstheaters und Schauspiellehrer.

唐纳德·基思·约翰斯通（Donald Keith Johnstone ）（1933年2月21日至2023年3月11日）是英国加拿大教育家和戏剧主任。 他是即兴剧院的先驱，以发明助理系统而闻名，其中一部分是剧院。

Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre is a book written in 1979 by theatre educator Keith Johnstone. The book is divided into four sections: "Status", "Spontaneity", "Narrative Skills", and "Masks and Trance". [1] Much of the book is based on his experiences as a teacher and as an associate director of the Royal Court Theatre in London.

Keith Johnstone, né le 21 février 1933 et mort le 11 mars 2023 à Calgary 1, est un pionnier canadien et britannique de l' improvisation théâtrale, connu pour ses ouvrages sur la discipline et pour ses spectacles improvisés parmi lesquels le Theatresports. Il est aussi enseignant, dramaturge, acteur et metteur en scène 2.

Keith Johnstone (Devon, 21 de febrero de 1933-Calgary, 11 de marzo de 2023) [1] fue un pionero canadiense y británico de la improvisación teatral, conocido por sus trabajos sobre la disciplina y por sus espectáculos improvisados, como Theatresports. También fue docente, dramaturgo, actor y …

Keith Johnstone (Devon, 22 febbraio 1933 – Calgary, 11 marzo 2023 [1]) è stato un regista teatrale e drammaturgo britannico naturalizzato canadese. È stato un pioniere britannico-canadese del teatro di improvvisazione, meglio noto per avere inventato la tecnica Impro System, [2] di cui una parte integrante è il formato del Theatresports. [3]

From 1956 to 1966 he worked as a director and acting teacher at the Royal Court Theatre in London. After negative experiences during his own training, which he had found to be fantasy killing and intimidating, he tried to incite his actors to be more spontaneous by negating all the rules he had learned in his training.